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Expected Loons trend: Their Pcts have remained steady in this stretch of 💩, but their opponents have found areas to *really* excel. FSeattle was no different. #MNUFC (h/t @xgpostfacto.bsky.social)

Malone’s no-goal is a perfect encapsulation of 2026 for #MNUFC. Aside from the HT swap for Bongi, late-sub Cam went even later tonight (78th and 84th). Loons now 4 points from 9th, 8 points ahead of Wooden Spoon.

One of the worst 1H of the season for #MNUFC. Maybe harsh but…Listless attack to go with gap-filled defending with the season on the line. No energy. No plan aside from what hasn’t worked. Morris made a rare run; scores beauty. Dotson crashes the mod-far post; scores on garbage clearance.

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Getting the strong sense the Apple TV pbp team is not at Lumen Field. Sounds like a closet broadcast. Maybe they’re at Husky for MN-UW? #MNUFC

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Clark, Dotson start v former team, needing to impress FO for more time. #MNUFC bsky.app/profile/jere...

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David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Big night for Chanca. Do Cam & Co. handle 2H subs better? Will it matter v FSeattle? #MNUFC bsky.app/profile/mnuf...

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Good to see Joni Ernst got Collins to squeal on this blatant bit of ... Oh, not Joni. OK.

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Barrett Chase @barrettchase.duluthnewstribune.com · 21/09/2026

You own a grocery store and 95% of your traffic fills up on free samples and proudly announces that they will never buy anything. You can’t afford to give away food, so you stop. People complain, claiming food is essential and your greed starves people. This post is about online journalism.

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David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Long-ago CST friend Scott does an excellent job with this. Great format / template for a hyperlocal / niche sports newsletter that allows for flexibility and (for readers) a lot of fun.

2 charts from LAG v #MNUFC, both from @xgpostfacto.bsky.social (Thank you!). * Gamestate: Wild, frustrating ride. * Pcts: Loons were largely what they’ve been in 2026. LAG had off-chart finishing and luck.

Loons need *at least* 11 points from their final 8 games to *maybe* make the postseason. #MNUFC has 12 points in their last 16 league games.

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Discipline at the back just crashes after the 60th minute. Again. Late subs. Again. (See below) Attack was so predictable and slow in 2H. Roster, staff not built for the lift needed to get into the postseason. #MNUFC bsky.app/profile/dmay...

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And again, in-game player stats are amazing, @futi.live #MNUFC

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Look at that. Loons attack more on the dribble and set up both goals. More, please. Comical 1H on the left side by Chucky and Harvey. 🍿 #MNUFC

Take-on success dribbling rate from @futi.live: 6 LAG 60.6 29 #MNUFC 50.3 (only SJ is worse)

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David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Loons’ S11 is an attacking group, which should find success vs a suspect LAG defense. #MNUFC *loves* to pass. Dribbling? Not so much. Find that tonight and pour in the goals. Preview card from @soccerdatavizer.com: bsky.app/profile/socc...

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Drooling over the @futi.live app update for in-game analytics and am eager to view it live for a match I care about.

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David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking at this again, and these in the purple circle are 100% head-scratchers. Game state may play a role but... Indecision? No plan? No confidence in depth? #MNUFC

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Soccer DataVizer @soccerdatavizer.com · 14/09/2026

The Loons' sub pattern is definitely later than most - lagging behind the league average in every substitution slot. www.soccerdatavizer.com/club-data?ch...

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Another “unlucky” result, I guess. Sure 1 post & 1 crossbar, but the talent and coaching gap was huge tonight. Loons’ spine: old, slow, and/or not good enough. Sideline: no emotion, no answers. Malone has heavy feet, and the late flop was gross. (btw: He’s is here through 2030. Wheee!) #MNUFC

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Pereyra-Chanca is fun, just not often enough. Poopy parry by DSC II. Poopy cement feet by DSC II. No space, time to pass cleanly. Maybe try a dribble? 13 GA in 3.5 games. Positive body language by #MNUFC that Kendra noted early was gone by the 25th minute.

Regardless how the 2026 campaign finishes, #MNUFC has to retire or buyout (plenty of available GAM!) the “convergence” kit before the 2027 sprint. 🗑️

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Loons lean defensive with the S11, and also swap some CBs. Make the most of it, Harvey and Romero. Yeboah has struggled as the lone attacker 👀 but the move gives a spot to Chancalay. Gene can’t jog tonight; StL will punish lapses. #MNUFC

David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Unluckiest” isn’t the word choice many #MNUFC would pick for this season. And at some point, despite the data, it doesn’t reflect the results or the eye test.

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David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

👍 ~2 Drake saves; Duggan clearance. 👎 CBs combined to forget about Ferreira on 1st goal. 👎 Gene wasn’t ready in the sub role, and left Boxy hanging on the 2nd goal. 👎 At the other end, Loons failed to adjust. Just overall bland. StLC (unbeaten in 14 going into tonight @ Portland) is Saturday. #MNUFC

Man's Funny Reaction to 'We Suck'

ALT: Man's Funny Reaction to 'We Suck'

David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Stalemate after 1H. Mostly mid grades across the Loons’ 11. Exception: Duggan. @fotmob.com: He was good! @futi.live: He was not great! #MNUFC

David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The O/U is a tease at 3.5 goals. ⬇️ The wild card might be center ref Ricardo Fierro (5 RC, 45 YC in 10 2026 matches). 🫨 And no Musa for Dallas. Triantis returns to the S11 for the Loons. Great opportunity for #MNUFC.

Kurt Russell: Great Moments from Opportunity

ALT: Kurt Russell: Great Moments from Opportunity

7 charts from Por v #MNUFC: * Performance Pcts: Loons created/finished. Everything else tanked. * Overall & 1/4 pass grids: Rough start finds a better spot. * Shot staircase: Heavier on the Good. * Player ratings: Fotmob (overall) and laggards (Futi, MLS Stat). For me: does it match the eye test? 🤔

Loons never gave up, but… there was a lot that should have gone better. Subs were waaaay late. Cam & Co. haven’t read the field that wrong this season. Game changed there. Gotta get Triantis & Harvey more minutes; prob Chancalay too. DSC, CBs: a mess at 5 (FIVE) key moments (8 GA in 2 games). #MNUFC

The Hangover Phil

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Drunk game. The crossbar’s open. Shots for everyone. Awful 1H: Duggan, Diaz, & each mid. Caldeira: absent until his goal. Dueling Kiwi CBs: pretty bad, too. Toothpicks’ Millers are slow, not good. Run, dribble at them. Upside: 45 more mins - plenty of time to drink up more goals! #MNUFC

SNL Open Bar with Will Ferrell, Taran Killam

ALT: SNL Open Bar with Will Ferrell, Taran Killam

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In addition to the Phil Neville Tribute Match, it’s also the Eric Miller Reunion Match for the sickos. Cam rolls out the S11 that likes scoring. Sound plan. Rough night for the playoff bubblers, so #MNUFC has a chance to leap a few of them.

Kent's Frogger Arcade Game

ALT: Kent's Frogger Arcade Game

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David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nailed it. The bottom 1/2-2/3 of the West isn't great; Loons could cluster goals together enough times to sneak into the playoffs. And if they don't, how do you evaluate Cam? He's squeezed the shit out of this version of #MNUFC. Where other teams brag about ambition, this is FC Indifference.

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Joseph O'Sullivan @olympiajoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

'Farmer Darren Blanchard attended a meeting about ... a proposed 225 acre data center in Claremore, OK in February and planned to speak in opposition to the project. He left in handcuffs after the city council ordered him arrested for going 30 seconds over his allotted 3 min speaking limit.'

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5 charts from ORL v MN: * Gamestate (wild state fair ride) * Performance Pcts (neither team their norm) * #MNUFC 1/4 pass networks (final 21+ was wide open) * MNUFC shot staircase (heavy on Poor) * 5 standouts in G+ ratings Thanks to @futi.live | @mlsstat.bsky.social | @xgpostfacto.bsky.social !!

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MoM is Allen who swallowed his whistle on a GK concussion ➡️ goal. Inexcusable stuff. Fun 2H though, and an electric 5 mins for #MNUFC. Great goals that weren’t shot directly at Crappereau. 3 points turns to 1 after domino brain farts by Duncan, Diaz, & Smir late. Next: Phil Neville Tribute Match.

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Look, MLS is gonna protect GKs except when Allen decides that it doesn’t matter. Move past it, Loons. Midfielders are doing ok/well; Boxy-Dike fight is fun in the back. But…😮‍💨…PUT THE SHOTS ON FRAME AND NOT AT CRAPPEREAU. #MNUFC

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#MNUFC State Fair Cup matches have been a mixed bag for the Loons. Yeboah had a brace in his 2024 debut but FSeattle did FSeattle things to win. Greizmann and Dike lead the Lions; Dorsey has crushingly done damage to the Loons before. 🤞 Romero a 2H defensive sub, but goals come in bursts again.

David Mayberry @dmayberry.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Iowa section. Also: “Reject ChatGPeePee.”